london
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This Is Like This
a: London ~
b: London
What: "London is always compared with other great world cities - New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Paris and the others. London isn't like them. London is like London. Almost everyone in the world has heard of London but not many people know it. So, people pick up their ideas about London from books, television, social media and a wide variety of other influences - none of which can be controlled and many of which are misleading."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: May 4 2012 9:43 PM
# 1987 Critique Analogy
Where's The Real London?
a: London ~
b: a Potemkin village
What: "But London is like a Potemkin village for visitors; its population does not represent the UK at all. Years of trying to help the regions keep up, with quangos and development agencies, have failed not just because their policies are duff. They have been trying to fight the overwhelming gravitational attraction of the capital."
Useful?
Writer: Neil O'Brien
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Where:
Date: May 4 2012 9:39 PM
# 1989 Critique Analogy
That's Gotta Be Ugly
a: London ~
b: a mongrel of two hydra
What: "In terms of origins and influences, London is like a mongrel of two hydra. Successive waves of invasion and immigration, plus the changing fortunes of the ruling dynasties all made their mark on the city. Nowhere is this more apparent than in London's street names" The rest of the story is pretty good.
Useful?
Writer: Caroline Taggart
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Where:
Date: May 4 2012 9:35 PM
# 1990 Critique Analogy
London =kranky Father
a: London ~
b: cranky father
What: "In the annual tourist rush of July and August, London is like a cranky father compelled to host a party for his teenage daughter - awkward, uncomfortable and simmering with barely concealed fury at the ghastly, noisy interlopers who insist on having a good time."
Useful?
Writer: Andrew Mueller
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Date: May 4 2012 9:31 PM
# 1991 Critique Analogy
London As Big Old Animal
a: London ~
b: some huge prehistoric animal
What: "London is like some huge prehistoric animal, capable of enduring terrible injuries, mangled and bleeding from many wounds, and yet preserving its life and movement."
Useful?
Writer: Winston Churchill
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Date: May 4 2012 9:32 PM
# 1992 Critique Analogy
London As New York
a: London ~
b: New York
What: "To the original question of facilities at night, NY wins out. Generally they're two peas in a pod in most respects. I always feel like London is like New York but with shorter older buildings; or if it makes certain posters happier, New York is like London but with much taller buildings."
Useful?
Writer: BrooklynBoy
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Date: May 4 2012 9:29 PM
# 1993 Critique Analogy
a: london forces ~
b: tiny fluid magets
What:
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Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 9 2014 2:37 PM
# 6688 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.